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October 09, 2004
Puffy Ami Yumi
Adam and I first heard of Puffy Ami Yumi through Cliptrip, a show that aired music videos from around the world on MuchMusic USA when the channel was still in the states. The video for Boogie Woogie No. 5 was a favorite video on the show as well as one of our favorites, featuring the band, headed by two Japanese girls, in a video where the male band members did swing dance type moves, similar to the former Gap commercial. We bought Spike, the album that featured the song, and even though I liked the album, I wouldn't say that I was necessarily a fan of the band because my affinity didn't go much beyond the one album and mainly that one song. So when I saw that Puffy was playing in New York, I debated whether we should go or not and thought, why not? The show was last night and I have to confess that they won us over. They're not like the typical bands we like--after all, they are J-pop, but they're good. They're cute too--they're anti-Britney in that they wear wool sweaters and T-shirts but they have a lot of pop songs and look like they're about 18 years old even though they're probably closer to 30. The funniest aspect of the concert though had to be some of the, can we say enthusiastic male fans? This one guy was throwing his hands in the air throughout their first few songs, and even formed hearts with his hands to send his love to Puffy. It was pretty funny--I guess male J-pop fans can be a whole different breed.. Ami and Yumi (the two female singers) also revealed that the band will be featured in a new cartoon on Cartoon Network. I don't have high hopes for this cartoon, but it's amusing nonetheless.
Posted by Jennifer at October 9, 2004 01:25 PM